Medical examiner: Ex-Patriot Brace died of heart condition (Yahoo Sports)

The Massachusetts medical examiner's office has ruled that former New England Patriots defensive lineman Ron Brace likely died from an irregular heartbeat combined with a heart condition caused by high blood pressure. Brace died at his family's Springfield, Massachusetts, home in April. The 6-foot-3, 330-pound Brace grew up in Springfield and attended Burncoat High School in Worcester, Massachusetts.